Volunteering Essay Examples

My volunteering as a Homework Club Tutor is an example of service learning which is an educational tradition in occupational therapy. “Service learning has been called the out-of-classroom experience because it engages the students with the people they are studying in community settings” (Purk & Lague, 2003). It is also believed that “The opportunity to…

The volunteer placement that I choose to do my hours was the Community Resource Service. They are located at 110 Icom Drive in a new building In this essay will discuss a brief history of the organization, some of the programs they offer, and the philosophy of volunteerism. The Community Resource Service is a community-based…

People often speak about their calling, a vocation they know instinctively they were born for. To some, this means pursuing a career as a teacher, a parent, or an artist, whatever it is, they feel deeply in their bones that God put them on this earth to fulfill a certain role. As a child, I…

Not everyone has the opportunity to take part in mission trips or volunteer trips in their high school. Luckily my school offered an amazing trip to Nicaragua, a third world country in Central America, to help those in need through many different activities. Although this trip was not easy, required a lot of work and…

Meals on Wheels is an organization that helps feed people, most commonly the elderly, who don’t have access to food otherwise. The people who receive the meals count on them everyday. Luckily, there are people who volunteer to help ensure they get fed, but not enough. Without volunteers some elders will be put on a…

When individuals give apart of themselves for others through volunteering communities can become stronger. Volunteerism not only can make communities stronger but the individuals involved. Youth volunteering goes across a wide spectrum from building a house for Habitat for Humanity to volunteering in a soup kitchen to donating clothes or food to a homeless shelter,…

As we observe Black History Month, you cannot help but think about the African Americans who paved the way for all of us, not just people of color, to thrive in America. Among the politicians, educators, philanthropists and entertainers are inventors. People like Madame C. J. Walker who created a special hair-growing lotion, Marie Van…

Do you think students should be required to volunteer in their communities to receive their high school diplomas? Yes because it allows you to have money opportunities volunteer is like a job the more hours you do in the job the more money you make. Volunteering helps the community in many ways but for you…

Volunteering has been integrated in my childhood, and missionary work quickly became one of my passions after my first missionary trip in Ensenada, Mexico. Nevertheless, I never realized how my perception could be so skewed of something I cared about so immensely. The novel When Healthcare Hurts by Greg Seager and this course, Ethical Traveler,…

Abstract The purpose of this study was to examine the questions of “Who benefits from volunteers’ efforts”, “Is volunteering still volunteering when it is a requirement for any type of achievement”, and “Why are volunteers beneficial to society”. It examines the benefits of volunteering on both sides of the spectrum, whether one does it for…